X FACTOR'S Kye Sones will be turning on Harrow's Christmas lights this year.

Since leaving the ITV singing competition last month, the singer of West End Lane, Pinner, has been travelling across the country to perform gigs and give interviews to the media and has agreed to switchon the Christmas lights in Harrow town centre next week, his mother Barbara told the Observer.

The event is expected to take place on Saturday, December 1, though this is yet to be confirmed.

Harrow Council said it was awaiting confirmation and that it will release more details about the event as soon as it has confirmation.